Word: gannett
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...particularly troubling is Giles' longtime association with Gannett, Co., the newspaper publishing giant that has received widespread criticism for promulgating a corporate brand of journalism that often clashes with traditional reporting values. According to critics, many Gannett-owned papers, including those under Giles' editorship, have cut back on original news coverage and have adopted design formats that put more emphasis on "soft" news. Gannett editors also frequently move from paper to paper, meaning that they lack the time to develop a deep familiarity with the local community. These practices almost inevitably lead to the kind of second-rate journalism...
...convened to evaluate the candidates. Protests over Giles' candidacy delayed the formal announcement by three weeks, but seemed to prompt little more than one extra meeting session after the decision was virtually made. And we are troubled that Harvard has made the decision to cuddle up to the Gannett media empire...
...late June, Giles was hours away from being named curator when former colleagues raised concerns about his coverage of a Detroit newspaper strike and his long association with Gannett, a large newspaper conglomerate...
While many of his former colleagues praised Giles, others criticized him for a heavy-handed management style and soft news coverage as editor of two Gannett-owned newspapers in Rochester...
Giles was hours away from being named curator in late June, before protests about his handling of the Detroit strike and his long association with Gannett, a giant media conglomerate that some accuse of dumbing down the news, reached Mass. Hall...